Turkey for the first time tested its locally-made anti-ship missile, the Atmaca, from a truck-mounted mobile launcher on Saturday. The Atmaca is said to be a competitor to the American Harpoon and the Russian Kh-22 missiles
Russia says it is tactically withdrawing from Zmeiny (Snake) Island, a strategic Black Sea landmass off the southern coast near the city of Odesa, to allow for grain exports. "On June 30, as a step of goodwill, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation completed their assigned tasks on Zmeiny Island and withdrew the garrison stationed there," Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing on Thursday
The Black Sea Fleets oldest submarine Alrosa is back the sea for the first time in over eight years for shipbuilders sea trials after its repairs and upgrade. “The submarine has deployed [to the sea from the Sevastopol Bay]
Seventy-eight years after its loss during World War II, the U.S
The Russian Black Sea Fleets oldest submarine, 'Alrosa' which Moscow Received from Kyiv under a 1997 agreement, has been upgraded to carry Kalibr cruise missiles.The vessel will soon make its first voyage in eight years in the form of sea trials as extensive repairs and upgrades have been completed, TASS reported quoting sources in the Black Sea Fleets 13th ship repair plant
News has emerged that the U.S
Kongsberg Norcontrol has signed a contract with Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) and the Swedish Armed forces to deliver sea surveillance systems to 15 live firing range sites.These systems will provide crucial surveillance capabilities necessary for maintaining safety and security in the different areas
The Project 20385 corvette Bystriy designed by the Almaz Design Bureau will be laid down on the anniversary day of the Amur Shipyard in Russias Far East. "On the anniversary day of the Amur Shipyard, July 1, a ceremony will take place to lay the keel of the Project 20385 new corvette Bystriy developed by the Almaz Design Bureau (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation)
Thales and SYRLINKS, a French company based in Rennes, Brittany, have signed a multi-year contract with the French defence procurement agency (DGA) to develop a new generation of very small, high-performance atomic clocks. Code-named CHRONOS, these new quantum clocks will meet the requirements of numerous civil and military applications
China launched its third and most modern aircraft carrier, the Fujian, in Shanghai on Friday with delivery scheduled to the PLA Navy in two or three years.The carrier, named after Fujian Province, was completely designed and built by China